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TN CEI Lead

Lochner
Franklin, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 4/26/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/18/2025

Job Details

Level

Experienced

Job Location

Franklin, TN

Position Type

Full Time

Education Level

4 Year Degree

Job Category

CEI (Construction / Engineering / Inspection)

Expectations

About Lochner

Founded in 1944, Lochner is a trusted infrastructure services provider for aviation, surface transportation and water clients who need high-quality, forward-looking solutions to complex challenges. Our vision is to become a Top 100 leader in the A / E industry, centered on an agile, engaged, and empowered workforce coming together to embrace the art of the possible and make a lasting difference in our world.

Are you ready to join us on this journey?

As a people-centric company, Lochner's purpose is to empower our team to put their knowledge to work, enhancing communities across the US. To achieve this, we hire candidates of all experiences and skillsets because amazing things happen when people with diverse backgrounds come together to solve problems. We believe collaboration is more than a buzz word - it is a guiding principle in which every point of view is valued and heard and is the driving force in delivering our best work. At all levels of the organization, we foster an entrepreneurial spirit and culture of autonomy to advance our strategic vision and continually seek our next success story. Lochner - learn more about us

  • Your impact;
  • Responsible for contact and relationship development with clients and partners
  • Stakeholder Engagement : Build and maintain strong relationships with existing clients, subconsultants, and other stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and collaboration, while focusing on growing Lochner's presence across the state
  • Expand and diversify client base beyond current stakeholders
  • Responsible for recruiting and hiring CEI staff to meet contract and growth needs
  • Leads preparation of RFP responses and submittals
  • Identify and lead opportunity pursuits and partnerships
  • Attend and participate in meetings with clients and consultants
  • Providing guidance, mentoring, and training to team members; overseeing contract negotiations, administration, and compliance, resolving disputes and issues related to contracts
  • Implementing quality control measures to ensure work meets specifications and standards
  • Conducting regular inspections and audits to identify and address quality issues
  • Coordinating with client and teaming partners to ensure project staffing and services are adequate to meet scoping requirements, serving as a primary point of contact for clients and partners, communicating project progress, issues, and resolutions
  • Performing documents review of contract documents for compliance

Who you are :

  • B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management from an accredited college preferred
  • 5 years of experience managing multiple teams across multiple projects and leading inter-company collaboration
  • 10 plus years of transportation engineering experience and construction management experience preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate a team
  • Experience building and leading a successful CEI team
  • Strong time management, leadership, and decision-making skills
  • Ability to be highly organized in day-to-day and long-term planning and execution, and to track and maintain workload planning effectively
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to effectively delegate and negotiate
  • Must understand contracts, plans, special provisions and documents as related to transportation construction and have a functional understanding and ability to learn contract administration and project management software.
  • Must possess valid drivers' license.
  • Commitment

    Joining Lochner means gaining access to a comprehensive suite of benefits designed to support your health and financial well-being throughout your career.

    Lochner provides an extensive total rewards package that includes :

  • Competitive Premiums for Medical, Dental, and Vision
  • Paid Time Off and Flexible Holiday Program
  • Company Paid Disability (includes paid Maternity Leave), and Life Insurance
  • Health Savings Accounts (HSA) with Employer Contribution
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Medical Expenses and / or Dependent Care
  • Paid Family Leave
  • Retirement Plan with Employer Match
  • Flexible Work Schedules (Hybrid or Remote, when possible)
  • Wellness Program for Physical and Mental Health
  • Lochner Cares Non-Profit 501c3
  • Education and Training Assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Employee Discounts
  • Paid Time Off for Charitable Acts of Service
  • What we offer - Learn more

    Work Environment

    The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

    Physical Requirements

    The physical requirements must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Intermittent sitting, walking, standing, bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling, twisting, stoop, crawl, and lifting. The employee must frequently lift and / or move light equipment up to 20 pounds. Must be alert to equipment in the field, occasional need to work near hazardous equipment and machinery, occasional need to walk on uneven ground, exposure to dust, gas or fumes, exposure to noise, extremes in temperature or humidity, and potential work at heights.

    Equal Employer

    Lochner is proudly committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. Lochner provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

    All positions at Lochner require an applicant who has accepted an employment offer to undergo pre-employment screening. Background checks include SSN / SIN validation, motor vehicle verification, education verification, employment verification, a criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, and drug test. All employment offers are contingent upon successful results of the pre-employment screening.

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